Learning Japanese
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Learning Japanese
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See moreEverything you need to learn Japanese quickly!
Learning Japanese is a complete language learning package designed for people who want to learn to communicate in Japanese quickly and easily, whether on your own or with a teacher. The book introduces all the basics of the language, including pronunciation, vocabulary, and sentence patterns, so you can engage in simple conversations right from the start!
Useful explanations of the Japanese script, greetings and requests, verb conjugations, honorific forms, and etiquette dos and don'ts are all included. A dictionary of commonly-used words and phrases is provided at the back.
The carefully-constructed lessons in this book all relate to useful everyday topics such as:
- Introducing yourself and meeting people
- Numbers, counting money, and telling time
- Going to a restaurant and ordering food
- Talking about your family, hobbies, and personal interests
- Shopping, getting around, and asking for directions
- Dealing with phones and IT issues
Hours of free native-speaker online audio recordings accompany the dialogues, vocabulary, and exercises, enabling you to practise pronouncing and understanding all the Japanese words and sentences! Free downloadable flashcards available online are also a great help in memorising the vocabulary and phrases, and memorable manga-style comic strips provide helpful visual prompts for the dialogues.
This ultimate language package has everything you need, at a fraction of the price of expensive language kits!
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9784805317549
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 June 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Illustration: with 10 full-page manga stories; 25 b&w photos; downloadable Audio Recordings; printable flash cards
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 544g
Pages: 288
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About the Author
Emiko Konomi received her PhD from Cornell and taught Japanese language at Portland State University at all levels for many years. She also trained Japanese-language instructors at various teacher-training programs in the U.S. Her passionate teaching style and dedication earned her the John Eliot Allen Outstanding Teaching Award in 2011 and 2015. She is the author of Reading and Writing Japanese Hiragana and Reading and Writing Japanese Katakana.
Also by Emiko Konomi
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